Tag: certificate
OpenSSL & Cygwin – Certificate Authority
I am using OpenSSL in conjunction with Cygwin on my Windows laptop to generate Certificate Signing Request and other SSL certificate related issues. Today I configured my own Certificate Authority, using the following guideline. Preparations First I created some directories, like shown below: mkdir /home/sslCAcd /home/sslCAmkdir certs private newcerts Next I created a serial file … Read More
Microsoft CA certificate validity period
Using a Microsoft CA is very common in network to issue self-signed certificates. Last week I had to configure a Windows IIS server with client certificate authorization. Remote people (non Active Directory users) need a client certificate to browse to a specific website. The communication between the remote user and the website is secure by … Read More
Configuration Example, Security
Cygwin with OpenSSL for CSR generation
A lot of services, which are published to the Internet, are secured with SSL certificates. A lot of times we use SSL certificates to secure communications when implementing ISA reverse proxy servers, Citrix Secure Gateway servers and/or Cisco WebVPN portals. When you want to secure a connection with a SSL certificate you have to create … Read More
Mail relaying, Other stuff..., Proxy
PDA Active Sync – Invalid Certificate
The usage of Pocket PCs (PDAs) becomes more and more a default feature for business. The last months I have installed quit some Windows ISA 2006 servers for Reverse Proxy purposes. I have installed them normally for webmail only, but lately I have added the Microsoft Active Sync feature. The Pocket PCs connect to the … Read More